Primary
How do you become an outstanding primary teacher?
That is the question that every trainee, teacher and teacher educator tries to answer.
Becoming an effective teacher involves developing an identity and an excellent understanding of both theory and practice. Our books discuss theory in context, include case studies and encourage discussion to help you achieve outstanding results in school.
Mentoring: Getting it Right in a Week
Compact guide to effective mentoring for busy teachers and school leaders.
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Behaviour Management: Getting it Right in a Week
Workable strategies, tips and advice for busy teachers who want to address low level disruption and improve behaviour in their classroom.
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A Practical Guide to Classroom Research
An accessible and practical guide to qualitative classroom research, suitable for any teacher, beginning or experienced, engaged in practitioner-based classroom enquiry.
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Surviving and Thriving as a Primary NQT
Essential reading for your year as a primary newly qualified teacher (NQT), providing support through advice, reassurance and practical strategies, and encouraging you to critically reflect on your experiences to get the most from your induction period.
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Key Concepts in Primary Science
Audit and Subject Knowledge
Essential reading for all primary science trainee and beginning teachers who want to strengthen their science subject knowledge.
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Ability-grouping in Primary Schools
Case Studies and Critical Debates
This book links theory, policy and practice in a critical examination of ability-grouping practices and their implications in primary schools, with particular reference to primary mathematics.
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Learning Teaching
Becoming an inspirational teacher
An essential and aspirational read for all beginning teachers, with a clear focus on learning in order to help you become an OUTSTANDING TEACHER who makes a difference to learners, colleagues, schools and policy.
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Your Primary School-based Experience
A Guide to Outstanding Placements
An essential companion for all primary trainee teachers, whatever their training route,focusing on the school-based experience. It provides both practical strategies and opportunities for reflection, so trainees are challenged to critically evaluate their learning in order to improve attainment.
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Inclusive Primary Teaching
A critical approach to equality and special educational needs and disability
A fully updated equality- and child-centred approach to inclusive teaching, essential for all primary trainees.
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Beyond Early Writing
Teaching Writing in Primary Schools
This essential text for primary trainees and teachers examines the key skill of writing beyond the earliest school years, including issues of children’s writing attainment, boys’ relative lack of success and teachers’ lack of confidence in modelling writing.
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Supporting Primary Teaching and Learning
A key text for all those studying on Foundation Degrees in supporting primary and early years teaching and learning, and particularly those working at levels 4 and 5
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Primary Inclusion and the National Priorities
Key Extracts from Inclusive Primary Teaching
This Critical Focus contains key extracts from Inclusive Primary Teaching: A Critical Approach to Equality and Sepecial Educational Neeeds with a focus on the national priority areas for schools.
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Strength-based Practice with Children and Families
Focuses on using a strength-based approach when working with children and families; based on the belief that there are always strengths in the most challenging of situations.
New School Leader: What Now?
Simple lessons to navigate doubt, embrace challenge and lead well every day
An uplifting and honest story about how school leaders develop and hone their practice over time to navigate doubt, overcome challenge, and lead well every day.
The Best Outcomes for Young People
Lessons from a PRU Headteacher
Practical ways for Pupil Referral Units, APs and mainstream schools to work in partnership to secure the best outcomes for students.
Creating a Trauma-informed Classroom
Shows teachers how to build trust and improve learning outcomes for those children and young people affected by trauma.
Effective Teaching for Anxious Learners
Seen, Safe and Supported
This book provides teachers with a window into the minds of learners with anxiety, as well as practical strategies and advice that will empower them to adapt their practice to better meet the needs of these learners.
Thinking for Primary Writing
Improving Children’s Writing Through Creative Thinking
This book provides a framework for teachers to develop, through their planning, a cognitive pedagogy of writing that develops writing quality and achievement.